There exists within each of us a natural state of simple and open awareness in which we feel happy, light, and at peace. In contrast, the state of suffering, or unhappiness, is complicated.

You can believe the diagnosis, not the prognosis.

To bring yourself love and happiness, do what you can to bring them to others.

If the most you can do right now is walk around the block, then do that, and you will be surprised how quickly you increase your endurance and enthusiasm for moving and breathing.

We can shift from time-bound awareness into timeless awareness . . . to the ecstasy that can only be found in the present moment.

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there - buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day